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R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 304, with no deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 304, with no deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.    Hospitalizations of COVID-19...

City committee approves amended $124M ARPA plan

PROVIDENCE – More money will go to community recreation centers, with less available for small-business programs under the amended version of the city American...

Was a federal judge right to void a national mask mandate...

A federal judge in Florida on April 18 voided the national mask mandate covering airplanes and other public transportation. U.S. District Judge Kathryn Kimball Mizelle...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 336, with no deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 336, with no new deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Thursday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 261, with no deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 261, with no deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Wednesday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients total...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 271, with 3 deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 271, with three deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Tuesday. Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients total...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 747, with 1 death

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 747 from April 15 through Sunday, with one death, the R.I. Department of...

R.I. COVID-19 cases increase by 302, with no deaths

PROVIDENCE – Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Rhode Island increased by 302, with no deaths, the R.I. Department of Health said Friday.   Hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients...
RECOVERY MODE: R.I. Department of Health Interim Director Dr. James McDonald, left, talks about the health care industry’s workforce woes at the PBN Health Care Summit on April 6. Also on the panel are, from left, Dr. Claire Levesque, chief medical officer for commercial products at Point32Health; Dr. Raymond O. Powrie, Care New England Health System executive chief of medicine; Dr. Matt Collins, chief medical officer and executive vice president at Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island; and Dr. Timothy J. Babineau, Lifespan Corp. CEO and president. PBN Editor Michael Mello, standing, moderates. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Babineau: ‘It is going to take us years to rebuild’

The COVID-19 pandemic left Rhode Island’s health care industry a shell of its former self, with a staffing crisis that continues to have massive...
WORKING TOGETHER: Dr. Christopher Ottiano, middle, medical director of Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, explains that health care stakeholders should join forces to improve the system. Panelists participating in the PBN Health Care Summit on April 6 included Dr. Amy Nunn, left, executive director of the Rhode Island Public Health Institute, and Dr. Robert MacArthur, right, Commonwealth Care Allicance chief medical officer.  / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Panel: ARPA funds can help mend health safety net

Lindsay Lang sees trouble coming in maintaining health insurance for some Rhode Islanders, and she wants state lawmakers to act before it’s too late. Lang,...
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